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Delve 43: “To Build An Empire”

This week on Delve we welcome Daniel and David Stephenson of Stephenson Brothers Games to the show to talk to us about their game Empire. We discuss what the game is about, and just what it takes to...

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Delve 44: “Imperialism Now”

This week we continue our discussion with Daniel and David Stephenson of Stephenson Brothers Games in talking about their game Empire. We talk about the process of development, play testing and how a...

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Delve 45: “FATEful Worlds”

We welcome Ed Turner to the show this week on Delve to talk with us about Worlds of Adventure from Evil Hat Productions game — FATE! What awaits us on this show as we discuss different worlds within...

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Delve 46: “Complicated Board Game The Card Game The Podcast”

Things get really complicated this week on Delve as we talk to Jason Turner and Pat Brennan about their board game.. or is it a card game…it’s probably safer to say their tabletop game “Complicated...

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Delve 47: “Still Complicated”

Everything is still complicated. Delve with us as we continue our talk with Jason Turner and Pat Brennan from Complicated Board Game The Card Game. Join us as we learn more about this unique game about...

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Delve 48: “Games Gone Wilde”

Ed Turner joins us once again on the show this week. We discuss what it’s like working in a system not of your own creation as well as some of the other games Ed has made and been working on. Oscar...

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Delve 49: “Getting Lucky”

This week on Delve we seek to answer a listener question from @IvarHobby on Twitter. We talk about luck in different forms as well as how strategy can affect luck mechanics. Take a chance and roll the...

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Delve 50: “Making Memories”

This week on Delve we hear from a lot of familiar voices all here to weigh in on a question we asked them. It’s a trip down memory lane with the many guests we’ve had on the show throughout the year!...

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Delve 51: “And Now For Something Completely Different”

Get ready for something totally different this week! We decided since it’s our 51st episode that you should all get some of the stuff that didn’t make it into their respective episodes. It’s all fun...

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Delve 52: “The Rebellion Begins”

We welcome our Empire overlords this week on Delve as we talk to the creator and artist of “Crush the Rebellion”. This is not your typical RPG, this is one where your friends will be sent to their...

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Delve 53: “Supermassive Spice Traders”

We Delve deeper into the hierarchy of imperial agents this week as we continue our talk with Ross and Brandon from Crush the Rebellion. There’s a secret agenda in this weeks show, but you’ll just have...

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Delve 54: “A Planar Adventure”

This week on Delve we take a different turn as we discuss the intricacies of playing an RPG online with Rohit from Gamers Plane. We’ll find out how you use the internet to improve and expand your...

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Delve 55: “Digital Highwayman”

This week on Delve we get into a discussion about what RPGs can do to make themselves more accessible in this age of online gaming. How can you make your game more updated and easier to play not just...

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Delve 56: “The War Of Briks”

Get ready to blow the bricks off the house with us this week as we talk to Peter Sanderson about an interesting game called BrikWars, and learn how this game lead Peter to start his own game –...

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Delve 57: “Chronica: Age of Exploration”

This week on Delve we talk to Zac Angel about his upcoming Pathfinder campaign setting – Chronica: Age of Exploration. Dive into an alternate earth setting where Atlantis exists and the great Khan has...

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Delve 58: “Chronica AOE, Embracing the Dark Side”

This week on Delve we continue talking to Zac about his Pathfinder campaign setting, Chronica: Age of Exploration. We dive into the process of creation behind the setting, from how to start writing, to...

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Delve 59: “Outchased”

We welcome our mech overlords this week as Cooper Heinrichs joins us to talk about his game Outchasers. What happens when you make a mech based card battle game with a lot of cool themes going on? You...

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Delve 60: “Kraken Up”

We welcome back Cooper this week with us to discuss some of the finer points of gaming and design. Not strictly about one game, we all talk about games from D&D to Warhammer, to plot traps, the...

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Delve 61: “Mothership Has Arrived”

This week on Delve we welcome back Peter Sanderson to talk with us about his game Mothership! We talked about it a bit before on our last episode with Peter, but this episode goes into the game on a...

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Delve 62: “A Brew Hope”

In the beginning… there was a fancy monologue done by Nathan. This week on Delve we welcome Jason Anarchy on the show to  talk with us about his many games, from Drinking Quest to Haiku Warrior we’ll...

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Delve 63: “The Brew Towers”

We welcome back Jason Anarchy to the show for part two of this trilogy.  This time we discuss social media, sports, all night Dungeons & Dragons, and some other interestingly fun things including...

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Delve 64: “The Last Brew-Sade”

Puns continue with the last installment of the “Anarchy Trilogy” as Nathan put it. Jason Anarchy talks to us about marketing, distribution, Kickstarter and some other great things. Put on your thinking...

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Delve 65: “Hive, Queen and Country”

Terry Sofian joins us this week on Delve to talk about his game Hive, Queen & Country. If you like giant space bugs, science fction, and Victorian era battles then this is a show and game you...

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DELVE 66: “Venusian Shadow”

We welcome Terry Sofian back this week to continue our talk about his Victorian Sci-Fi game – Hive, Queen & Country. Notably, we figure out how the game plays and what makes it tick. If you haven’t...

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Delve 67: “Sky Relics”

Join us on Targus this week as Derek Heath tells us all about the dangerous world of Sky Relics. If you’re a fan of airships, roleplaying, as well as wargaming, then this is a show you can’t afford to...

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Delve 68: “Krakens in the Sky with Sky Ships”

Our foray into Targus continues as Derek Heath tells us more about Sky Relics. We talk about some of the mechanics and how the game is actually played this week, as well as how you outfit your Sky...

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Delve 69: “Nine Dragons”

We are joined on Delve this week by Nine Dragons, the biggest and best RPG company that is based out of Hong Kong! Do you like RPGs that take more of an eastern setting than usual? Daemons got you...

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Delve 70: Into Kowloon

Sometimes the Dragon awakens. Sometimes nine of them awaken, and when that happens you might want to run and hide because the Triad is most likely after you. Join us as we continue our talk with Dom...

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Delve 71: “An Open Legend”

This week we jump into an Open Source RPG that’s full of exploding pools of dice, among many other interesting and fun game mechanics. If you like RPG systems that are setting agnostic and user...

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Delve 72: “Legendary Origins”

We figure out what being open source really means this week as Brian and the Delve team continue their discussion about Open Legend. To top that all off, we have an awesome announcement from Brian...

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Delve 73: “A.E.G.I.S. Ahoy!”

We support some combinations of ideas here on Delve, like the ideas of this week’s guests  Breeze and Sarah – two of the creators of A.E.G.I.S. – Combining Robot Strategy Game. If that name doesn’t say...

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Delve 74: “Combining Robots”

Many robots were combined in the making of this episode. Breeze and Sarah continue talking with us about A.E.G.I.S. and the differences between classes of the robots. How many robots is too many...

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Delve 75: “Dungeon Crafter”

We welcome Tim Berriault to show this week to talk to us about writing modules, and writing for Sky Relics. How do you jump into centuries worth of background for a game and expand upon it? Well Tim...

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Delve 76: Legendary Adventures vol 2

We’ve got a series of adventuring for you to go on this week with as we’re joined by Daniel McDonald, creator of Legendary Adventures. Do you need another 8 adventures with at least 7 different kinds...

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Delve 77: “And the Kobolds Continue”

We Delve back into some Legendary Adventures this week as Daniel tells us all about the different scenarios that are available to you. What’s better than 10 Kobolds? 1,000 Kobolds of different variety...

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Delve 78: “Boston Bound”

This weeks episode of Delve is a little different. Nathan and I decided to get out of the house for a change and go down to Boston to attend the Boston Festival of Indie Games. While we figure out how...

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Delve 79: “Brain Storms”

Over the course of the last 78 episodes of Delve we’ve had a lot of interesting conversations with a lot of interesting people.  As such, we’ve gone off the deep end quite a few times! This week we...

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Delve 80: “Games Matter”

We tackle an important question this week on Delve, and we do it with a host of different voices you might remember hearing on the show before. Join us, and help us figure out just “why do games...

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Delve 81: “Starcap Games”

We went to Boston FIG and met lots of people. One of the people we met was Pat Roughan, creator of Starcap Games! If you’re a fan of party games, drinking games or the feeling of being back in college...

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Delve 82: “Complete Nonsense”

Nonsense is sometimes what we do best. This week however we’re joined by Stefan from Complete Nonsense to talk with us. We discuss things from reviewing movies, to how you can make marketing can work...

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Delve 83: “The Sounds Of Boston”

Back in September we went to the Boston Festival of Indie Games, and we did so with camera in tow.  Well, we figured out a few things here and there and present to you an all audio account of our...

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Delve 84: Bat Outta Boston

Last week we had part 1 of our adventure at the Boston Festival of Indie Games. This week, we bring you the second half of this wonderful adventure into the festival. Make sure you check out part one,...

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Delve 85: “Light the Candles, Douse the Lights”

Get the candles ready! Specifically Ten Candles, as we’re joined Stephen Dewey, the creator of the Tragic Horror RPG – Ten Candles. Nobody is safe this Halloween night, and you’re all destined to...

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Delve 86: “Ramping Up The Tension”

Last week we lit Ten Candles and discussed a game of Tragic Horror. This week we continue out discussion with how you create a setting full of tension, suspense and general horror themes for your...

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Delve 86: “Transcendental Floss”

Sometimes the show gets off the rails, but that’s OK, sometimes. We were joined by the Dungeon Crafter, Tim Berriault, a while back but you only heard a very small portion of that show. This is the...

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Delve 88: Storytime with Nathan

Delve gets ready for the holidays with story time with different guests we’ve had on the show. From barbarians to bears, and everything way beyond that. Sit right back and hear a tale of a fateful...

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Delve 89: “Bar Room Blitz”

Well last weeks storytime left us in need of a good drink. Delve heads off to the tavern this week and tries not to get into too much trouble with the locals. Lets face it, the tavern is staple of most...

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Delve 90: “Triniton”

Sometimes there’s just a really cool story you want to tell, but you want to use an RPG system you’re more familiar in. Well good news, Triniton is for you then. We’re joined by Christian Ahlin this...

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Delve 91: The Pickled Few

We Delve back into the world of Triniton this week with Christian. Pickles happen, we’re not sure why, but they help to kill some Lovecraftian kind of horrors and My Little Ponies that we unleashed...

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Delve 92: “An Extra Special Holiday Special”

It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, winter. Depending where you live in the world, the ground is turning white with snow, and your heating bill is rising like the dough in your oven. Join the Delve...

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